Corporate Controller

Harbinger Motors•Garden Grove, CA

13d•Onsite

About The Position

The Corporate Controller owns the accuracy, integrity, and scalability of Harbinger's financial close, controls, and reporting, and ensures the company's financial records comply with US GAAP and applicable statutory and regulatory requirements. This is a builder's role: someone who has seen what a mature accounting function looks like and has the judgment and drive to move Harbinger from where it is today to that end state without losing rigor along the way. The right person is comfortable rolling up their sleeves in a fast-moving, resource-constrained environment, holds a hard line on controls even under deadline pressure, and has previously built (not just maintained) accounting infrastructure at a startup or high-growth company.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in Accounting or Finance required
CPA required
10+ years of progressive accounting experience, including a mix of public accounting (Big 4 or national firm) and industry
Demonstrated experience owning a month-end close process at scale
Experience designing and implementing financial reporting controls
Experience with NetSuite or a comparable ERP
People management experience

Nice To Haves

Startup or high-growth company experience
Manufacturing, automotive, or hardware/EV industry background
Experience with large capital equipment or facility buildout accounting
Standard costing or inventory-heavy environment experience
Experience with equity compensation programs
Exposure to public company reporting requirements or IPO readiness
ERP implementation experience
Experience with modern spend management systems (e.g., Ramp, Airbase, Coupa)
Experience supporting a company scaling into new products or geographies

Responsibilities

Own the end-to-end month-end and quarter-end close, driving toward an aggressive, well-defined close timeline while building in the checks that protect accuracy as the close gets faster
Ensure financial statements and supporting records comply with US GAAP and applicable statutory and regulatory filing requirements
Design, implement, and personally hold the line on financial reporting controls. This role is accountable for controls actually being followed, not just documented
Maintain and evolve the chart of accounts and P&L structure so it keeps pace with the business (new revenue lines, new cost categories, new entities)
Exercise sound judgment on materiality and risk, and know when to escalate versus resolve independently
Assess the current state of accounting systems and processes and build a roadmap to get Harbinger to where a company at its next stage needs to be by anticipating scale rather than reacting to it
Own or closely partner on ERP strategy (NetSuite) and spend management tooling, driving automation across close and reporting workflows
Actively identify and implement process, systems, and documentation improvements across the accounting function to increase efficiency, accuracy, and scalability
Bring firsthand experience implementing systems or tools in a prior role
Oversee income tax, sales/use tax, and other statutory tax compliance in partnership with outside tax advisors
Serve as the primary point of contact for external auditors and drive the annual audit process
Maintain audit- and controls-ready documentation appropriate to the company's stage, with an eye toward what will be needed as Harbinger matures, including internal controls testing and SOX readiness
Ensure inventory, standard costs, and COGS are accurately reflected as production scales. We are a manufacturing business and cost accounting rigor matters
Own or oversee capitalization vs. expense determinations, revenue recognition, and technical accounting memos for complex or non-routine transactions
Advise on the accounting treatment of equity compensation programs and other non-standard transactions
Act as a key finance partner when the business launches a new product or expands into a new country by getting ahead of the accounting, tax, and reporting implications rather than reacting after the fact
Partner closely with the FP&A team to support budget-to-actual variance analysis and provide clean, timely actuals
Lead, coach, and develop a team spanning the entirety of the accounting function
Set the standard for pace and rigor being able to personally step into the detail when a deadline demands it, not just delegate and monitor